Remember: Verbs are word that show action (talk, run) or a state of being (is, want).

Underline the verbs in the following sentences.

Mrs. Wilson sang songs to the happy children.
The dog leaped into the river and swam to the other side.
Where are my blue shoes?
We played jump rope until Mother called us home.
I like when people give me birthday presents.
The fans yelled and scream for the rock star.

Write a verb in the blank to complete the sentence.

Who is Greg _________________ to the party?
I _________________ my best friend in the evening.
Carly _________________ pizza and her mother _________________ it often.
The rst day of school _________________ hard.

The underlined verbs in the following sentences are scrambled. Change the verbs to
make the sentence correct.
Diana was her math homework.
There rides no monsters in the closet.
The man completed the last person in line.
Clarissa are her bicycle to school.

ANSWERS

Remember: Verbs are word that show action (talk, run) or a state of being (is, want).

Underline the verbs in the following sentences.

Mrs. Wilson sang songs to the happy children.
The dog leaped into the river and swam to the other side.
Where are my blue shoes?
We played jump rope until Mother called us home.
I like when people give me birthday presents.
The fans yelled and screamed for the rock star.

Write a verb in the blank to complete the sentence. Examples of correct answers:
asking
Who is Greg _________________
to the party?

call
I _________________
my best friend in the evening.
loves
makes
Carly _________________
pizza and her mother _________________
it often.
is
The rst day of school _________________
hard.

The underlined verbs in the following sentences are scrambled. Change the verbs to
make the sentence correct.
Diana completed her math homework.
There are no monsters in the closet.
The man was the last person in line.
Clarissa rides her bicycle to school.